World Fishing Network Explained

World Fishing Network
Launch Date:November 2007
Picture Format:480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Owner:Altitude WFN ULC
(Kroenke Sports & Entertainment)
Country:United States
Caribbean
Area:National
Headquarters:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Sister Channels:Outdoor Channel
Sportsman Channel
Altitude
Online Serv 1:Service(s)
Online Chan 1:FuboTV

World Fishing Network (WFN) is an American television network that offers online and mobile platform dedicated to fishing. It offers a diverse range of programming that includes instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food boating and outdoor lifestyle content. The network is accessible to viewers in the United States and the Caribbean through cable, satellite, and telecommunication subscriptions.

History

The channel's roots began in Canada on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of Insight Sports. The company expanded the channel in the United States in November 2007 with its launch on Verizon FiOS as a standard definition channel.[1] A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on Dish Network,[2] called "World Fishing Network HD", a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was added to Verizon FiOS that year.[3] Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as Charter Communications,[4] and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.[5]

On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[6] In 2011, Altitude purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC.[7] Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel.

On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as Sportsman Channel.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/wfn-world-fishing-network.html 'WFN: World Fishing Network' and Verizon Award 'Deprived Angler' a New Boat
  2. http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2208.html World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Agreement with DISH Network
  3. https://archive.today/20130201211417/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS128594+19-Aug-2008+PRN20080819 WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market
  4. http://www.allcoastmedia.com/pressreleases/WFN_RELEASE_FINAL.pdf AllCoastMedia.com
  5. Web site: FlowJamaica.com . 2016-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109162317/http://www.flowjamaica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=133 . 2007-11-09 . dead .
  6. http://www.multichannel.com/article/462177-Altitude_Sports_Hooks_Partnership_In_World_Fishing_Network.php Altitude Sports Hooks Partnership In World Fishing Network
  7. http://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht202.pdf CRTC ownership chart
  8. Web site: Montanaro . Alicia . 2019-03-18 . 2019 RSN Summit . 2023-01-01 . Sports Video Group . en.